Improvement in beer-coolers



V. 000K. Beep-Cooler.

Pafented Jan. 28, 1879.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

VALENTIN COOK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT lN BEER-COOLERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 211,704, dated January28, 1879; application filed July 16, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VALENTIN 000K, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Beer-Cooler, of which thefollowing is a specification:

The object of my invention is to strengthen and improve the constructionof the large shallow pans used as receptacles to facilitate the coolingof beer.

The invention consists in the combination, with plates A, cut out ashereinafter set forth, of a concave rabbeted corner-piece, provided witha horizontal flange continuous with the top flange that surrounds theupper edge of collar, all as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a top View of aportion of a beercooling pan constructed according to my invention. Fig.2 is a plan view of the under side of the same, partly broken out. Fig.3 is a side view of the same. Fig. 4 is a detail section through theline as w of Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The cooling-pan is made of sheets of metal A, joined together at theiredges a by being riveted to a supporting iron bar, B. Owing to the greatwidth of these cooling-pans, and consequent necessary length of the barsB, the latter must be made very strong and rigid to resist bending. Toaccomplish this without materially increasing their weight and expense,the bars B are provided all along each of their side edges with avertical flange, 1), formed in one piece with the bar and the rivetsalong the points of the plates A are inserted and secured through holesin the flat horizontal portion or body of the bar B between the twovertical edge flanges b, as shown in Fig. 4.

The corners of those of the metal plates A which form the corner-platesof the cooler are cut out at a right angle, as shown at I), in the verycorner of the pan, to allow of their edges being bent up to form thecontinuation of the sides or walls of the pan, which are connected ateach corner by a curved or angular castiron piece, 0, concaved at 0, toform the bottom corner and the part of the bottom left open by the cutD, the piece 0 thus forming the three sides of a solid angle. The edgesof the casting O are rabbeted on its inner side to make that flush withthe inside of the corner plates A, the edges of which are riveted to thecasting 0 in the said rabbet, as shown in Fig. 2. The upper edge of thecasting O is provided with a horizontal flange, a, continuous with thetop flange, which surrounds the upper edge of the cooler.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patcut-- The combination, with plates A, cut out at D, of theconcave rabbeted corner-piece 0, provided with a horizontal flange, 0,continu ous with the top flange that surrounds the upper edge of cooler,as and for the purpose specified.

VALENTIN COOK. Witnesses:

JOHN B. HADLEY, CHARLES CURRY.

